Formby
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Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England.
Formby | |
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Town | |
Formby Town Centre | |
Location within Merseyside | |
Population | 22,886 (2021) |
OS grid reference | SD293074 |
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Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LIVERPOOL |
Postcode district | L37 |
Dialling code | 01704 |
Police | Merseyside |
Fire | Merseyside |
Ambulance | North West |
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Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under "Fornebei", Halsall, Walton and Poynton.[2] Cockle raking and shrimp fishing lasted into the 19th century.[2] By 1872, the township and sub-district was made up of two chapelries (St Peter's and St Luke's), Birkdale township, the hamlets of Ainsdale and Raven-Meols and Altcar parish.[2][3] Formby was built on the plain adjoining the Irish Sea coast a few miles north of the Crosby channel.[2]
A commuter town for Liverpool,[4][5] Formby is also a tourist destination with day trippers attracted to its beaches, sand dunes and wildlife, particularly the endangered red squirrel and natterjack toad.[6] The area is conserved by the National Trust, and designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[7][8]